The White House adheres to its decision to cease delivery of ATACMS operational-tactical missiles to Ukraine. Washington post (WP).
Officials said the US administration is sticking with its decision “despite increasing pressure from lawmakers and requests from the Ukrainian government, at least for now.”
According to representatives of the Pentagon and the US administration, there has been no internal discussion on this issue for several months.
The author of the article noted that the United States expects to replace the ATACMS with the next-generation Precision Strike missile, which is expected to enter service by the end of this year. Lockheed Martin still produces 500 ATACMS per year, but all of this production will be sold to other countries, including 211 since the start of the conflict in Ukraine.
the previous day recognizedUS national security adviser Jake Sullivan said President Joe Biden had discussed the supply of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine with his Ukrainian counterpart, Vladimir Zelensky.
previously in the USA questioned The rigidity of the Russian “red lines”.